EU nations receive record LNG shipments from Russian Arctic plant and deliveries may rise in 2024
European Union countries have bought a record 8.93 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas cargoes from Russia in the year to April, beating the previous record set through to December 2022 of 8.80MT of shipments.
Russian LNG producer Novatek to move Global Depositary Receipts out of New York to Luxembourg
Novatek, the largest Russian LNG exporter from the Yamal plant in northern Siberia and the developer of the Arctic LNG II project on the Gydan Peninsula, has announced impending changes in its Global Depositary Receipts (GDR) program as The Bank of New York Mellon is withdrawing as the currently appointed depositary.
Chinese LNG imports tumble in month by 29 percent but shipments from Russia rise along with pipeline gas
Chinese liquefied natural gas imports in August 2022 to its network of 22 regasification terminals tumbled by 29 percent because of a mixed economic recovery, high spot prices and more pipeline natural gas imports.
First LNG carrier of the season departs from Yamal export plant on Northern Sea Route for Asia delivery
The first liquefied natural gas shipment of the season after the winter break has departed from the Russian Yamal LNG export plant on its way to the Far East via the Northern Sea Route.
Japanese LNG imports dropped in March by 9 percent though shipments from Russia jumped along with coal
Japanese liquefied natural gas imports dropped almost 9 percent in March as cargoes increased from Russia and the US while shipments from the Middle East and Asia declined at the same time as Japan’s thermal coal deliveries skyrocketed by over 25 percent.
German LNG overshadowed by massive renewables plan to give up 2 percent of ‘Lebensraum’ to windmills
Germany, which is marginally increasing its LNG import plans to replace Russian natural gas, has also come up with a Greens Party-inspired move to give up at least 2 percent of German “Lebensraum” for onshore giant wind turbines.
Russia’s Novatek signs separate long-term supply deals for Arctic LNG II with two Chinese companies
Novatek, the developer of the Arctic LNG II project on the Gydan Peninsula in Northern Siberia, has signed new supply agreements with units of two Chinese companies, the ENN Group and Zhejiang Energy Gas Group.
Russian LNG for UK
April 7 (LNGJ) - The 172,000 cubic metres capacity carrier, “Nikolay Urvantsev”, was scheduled to discharge a liquefied natural gas cargo on April 7 at the UK Isle of Grain LNG import terminal on the Medway-Thames estuary, located southeast of London, according to Thamesport data. A second Russian shipment is also on the way from the Yamal export plant at Sabetta in northern Siberia.
The 172,600 cubic metres capacity vessel, “Christophe de Margerie”, is expected to deliver to the Isle of Grain on April 9 after the nine-day voyage from the Yamal facility, operated by Russian natural gas company Novatek. Other Yamal LNG shareholders include France’s Total and China National Petroleum Corp.
Ice-class LNG carriers continue shuttle service unabated on Northern Sea Route from Yamal to Asia
Shipments of LNG are continuing unabated on a small fleet of Arc-7 ice-class carriers from the Russian Yamal export plant in northern Siberia along the Northern Sea Route to North Asian destinations such as China and Taiwan.
Japan to cooperate on trans-shipment stations for Russian LNG at Kamchatka and Murmansk
Novatek, operator of the Yamal LNG plant and lead developer of the Arctic II LNG project, has signed an agreement with Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines to cooperate on the construction of LNG trans-shipment stations on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East and near the Barents Sea port of Murmansk.
